Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-13
High License.


The High License bill passed the !
Senate last Wednesday by vote of
sc to IL The bill was at once re-
turned TO the House for concurrence
in the Senate amendments. After
brief discussion the House concurred
in the amendments-Yeas, 122; nays
81.
The first section of the bill prohib
it's the sale of intoxicating liquor at
retail without license. The second
section requires applicants to be of
temperate habits and citizens OF the
United Statds and prohibits the sale
OF a greater quantity than quart.
The third section provides that only
Courts shall grant licenses and re-
Quires them to fix time at which ap-
plicants shall be heard with q provisO
that licensse under previous laws
shall not be granted later than June
80 of this year.
The fourth section requires appli-
cations to be filed three weeks be-
fore the hearing; that applicants pay
the Clerks of the Court S. for pub
fishing the lists of applicants, and
that no license shall be granted to
sell in grocery stores. The same Sec
ton provides that Mercantile Apprais-
ers in cities of the first class in Janu-
ary of each year return under oath,
together with the list of mercantile
taxes, all licensed and unlicensed
houses to the Clerks of Courts, who
shall have them printed, the Mercan-
tile Appraiser to receive 81 90 for
every license granted, to be paid by
the applicant.
REQUIREMENTS OF PETITIONERS,
Section five requires petitioners to
give the name and residence of the
applicant, the place to be licensed, the
place of birth, if naturalized. when
laturalized, Dame Of the owner Of the
premises, and show that the place to
be licensed is necessary for the accom-
modation of the public; that the ap-
plicant is not in any manner pecuni.
arily interested in the profit of the
business conducted in any other IL
censed place in the county; that the
applicant is the only person pecuniar-
lily interested in the business so asked
to be licensed; the applicant must
also state whether his license had
been revoked during the preceding
year The two bondsmen must be
reputable freeholders and give securi-
ty in $4,000 each, and shall not be en-
gagged in the manufacture of intoxica-
ting liquor. The petitioner must
verify the petition by affidavit.
Section six requires twelve signers
of the proper ward, borough or town
ship. Section seven requires the
courts to refuse o license If it is shown
that the license is not necessary for
the accommodation of the public en-
tertainment Of strangers or travellers,
or that the applicant is not g fit per-
son to have license. The Court is
also empowered to revoke the licence
if the holder violates any law.
THE LICENSE RATES.
Section eight fixes the rates of Ii,
cense as follows:-Cities Of the first,
second and third classes $500; other
cities $500; boroughs $3.50, and
townships SIS. In cities of the first
class four-ffths of the money shall be
paid for the use of the city and coun-
ty and one-ffth for the use of the
Commonwealth; in cities Of the sec
ond and third classes two ffths shall
go to the city, two-ffths to the coun-
ty and one-ffth to the State In all
other cities and in borOughs three
ffths to the city or borough, one-ffth
to the county and one-fifth to the
State. In townships one-fourth to the
county, one-fourth to the State and
one-half to the township, the same to
be applied to keeping roads in repair;
places receiving parts of licenses shall
have their proportionate share of the
expenses attending the collection of
the same.
Section nine provides that the Ii
censes be lifted within l5 days.
Section ten provides that no license.
shall be issued until the applicant ex-
ecutes bond to the Commonwealth
and a warrant of attorney to confess
judgment in the penal sum of 50 900
DUTIES OF CoNsTABLEs
Section eleven requires constables
the first week in each term of court
TO report licensed and unlicensed
drinking places, wilful disobedience to
be followed by suspension from Office,
the imposition of a fine not exceeding
$500, or imprisonment pot exceeding
two years.
Section twelve requires Constables
to pay monthly visits to places where
intoxicating drinks are sold to ascer-
tain if the law is violated, and
if so, to return the law. breakers to
Court.
Section thirteen requires licenses to
be framed under glass Section four
teen provides that if licensee shall
trust or give credit for drinks no ac-
ton shall be maintained or recovery
had iu any case for the value of the
liquor sold.
FOR SELLING WITHOUT LICENSE.